Re: Hard Disk diagnostics

man fsck A > Hi All, > Is there a hardware diagnostics program on the order of Scandisk for > a Linux partition. I checked fdisk man pages but didn't see options for > checking surface or the filesystem. I am getting some unpleasant messages > in my log including > EXT2-fs error (device IDE0(3

automatic quotas...

auto quotas..?? Thx, Arni -------------------------------- to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See the linux-admin FAQ: http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/

quotas and perl..

am just not understanidng what is wrong with the setqlim invocation. Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

linux quotas and more..

the op shows the changed limits for his quotas. 5. but when the user logs and types quota he sees "no disk quotas for user" why is that...?? Thx, arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

max number of accounts in redhat..

Hi, Just curious...How many user accounts can I create on my Linux box...there must be some physical limit right..??? I f yes is this tweakable..?? A -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

during boootup network probs with 6.0

Hi, when the system boots up the system stops at the point where it says initializing interface lo [ok] initialing interface eth0 [ok] and then just hangs how do I get out and still login to theystem to see what is wrong..?? Thx., A -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscri

Intel 810E chipset and RH 6.0

Hi I just bought a new Dell m/c which has a Intel 810 E chipset integrated for video, What do I need to do to get this working..I tried looking for the X drivers but no luck..The Intel support sites has info that this is supported by Linux but again no luck..?? Thx, A -- To unsubscribe: mail [

Re: perl

an added note..if u plan to make too many binaries of the perl code using perlcc, u r better of recompiling perl using the the libperl.so mode..that way ur binaries would be smaller... read the INSTALL file for more info.. A > On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Jeff Smelser wrote: > > > Anyway to compile pe

OT: Linux and BSD..helpw with disabling accts..

ed to /bin/pwd..so he actually cannot login but the user can easily read mail using external programs and this is what I want to disallow.. I guess the crypt program is diffn in BSD where I guess it ignores the "*" . Anybody have a quick wor

bdflush and update..

hi, Do we need to install these...I have RH 6.0...I know what they are used for but am curious if they need to be enabled at all, as I heard the later kernels had this mechanism by default..I am not sure though.. Any info is appreciated.. Thx, Arni

lost+found..

Hi, By mistake my machine rebooted and as a result I lost some files...Now as fsck did the recovery process..it put them in the lost+found dir..Now there all I se is some junkydata..Is there any chance I can view what is put there..?? If not what is the use of that directory? Thx,, Arni -- To

Re: Identify Linux OS in packet Header

OS fingerprinting is not that easy...OS fingerprinters like nmap use sophisticaed packet/type of packet arrivals/departures etc to determine the kind of os.. It is pretty difficult to look at just one packet and decide... Google for nmap and read their basic paper on OS fingerpriting..interestin

Re: httpd cannot determine local host name on startup

The default apache has the httpd.conf at /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf The redhat version has it at : /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf... so make sure u are changing the right files for the right apache versions.. hth, Arni Original Message - From: Mike Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

Re: sync'ing and disk type...

at all..but some of the assembled machines I see this...Why?? Thx, arni > On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Arni Raghu wrote: > > > On the dell machines and some assembled machines when I do a "sync" on the > > command line it returns immediately..but on some of the assembled mach

sync'ing and disk type...

r hard disk activity for a while and the sync command takes a while to return...why is this..?? Is this a hard disk or a controller problem... This does not happen once in a while buty the behavior is consistent.. Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

KDE freezes more info..

) Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: There's gotta be something better ...

It is well known that java applets on netscape for linux really screw up things..I just stopped using netscape for java pages..simple disbaled java..javascript works fine though it lacks on many desired html features... Yes..I use IE 5.0 when I do intensive browsing on my windoze m/c...feature-ri

Re: mysql inquiries

> 1.Can you create databases with mysql ? Yes.. > 2.Can mysql be attached to web forms (i.e forms written in html/perl etc) ? Yes.. I have been using mysql for some time and found it to be great..I use jsp/servlets etc thro a jdbc driver and have had no problems.. > > Larry Mintz > > This me

Re: netscape does not start immediately..

Yes...That I realized..Why should it even try a DNS lookup Anyway I can disable it..?? Thx, Ani - Original Message - From: Tom Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Arni Raghu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; la <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January

netscape does not start immediately..

Hi, When I am not dialed out netscape does not start immediately...it takes hell of a long time to start...But the same when I am dialed out it starts up in a second... Why this wierd behavior with netscape..?? Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe&qu

kde freezes!!

6 mths Anybody had a similar experience?? any guesses why?? I have RH 6.0 one a decently fast Dell m/c(128 Mb ram...if it matters) Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: Speaking about Java and linux

Hi, I have not used websphere but have been using java on the server side with good results. I like using JSP with a correponding jsp/servlet engine that piggybacks on apache.. Perl is great but embedding perl in html pages though an available option is not that cool I feel..just my opinion..no

Re: C language IDE for linux?

Nothing like emacs :) But if it is real IDE u want look at kdevelop..it is free.. cygnus has a more powerful IDE but costs $$ hth, Arni > Hi everybody, > > I would like to know which would be the best IDE (integrated > developement enviroment for c) that I could us

lance/pcnet32...

Hi, I recently bought a cheapo m/c at onsale...The card seems to be a pcnet32so as usual I tried modprobe pcnet32.o No luck...just says device or resource busy also tried modprobe lance.o again no luck. I am using RH 6.0 stock...any hints pls Thx, Arni -- To

Re: Help.. Redhat DNS and Microsoft NT DNS

See the DNS howto..It has sample files and enough info hth, A - Original Message - From: Ng Kian Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 4:55 AM Subject: Help.. Redhat DNS and Microsoft NT DNS > Hello all, > > I need some help. I've a Primar

loaded sharedlibs...

Hi, What tool can I use to view the loaded shared libs on my machine..??? Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: How to check what ports are being used??

did not come with my redhat... Just download it from freshmeat...very useful and great program.. A - Original Message - From: Greg W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 12:52 AM Subject: Re: How to check what ports are be

emacs...wierd behavior

also not corrupted... Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: Gnome Term and X weirdness

a buggy driver...try this:: stop using gnome and switch to kde...The problem does not happen there..also try changing the resolution.. hth, A - Original Message - From: Wade Hampton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Redhat List redhat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 10:57 AM Su

sync wierd..

I use teh stock kernel with no modifications.. Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: security

Look at "maximum linux security" a book...most of the stuff can be found at many urls but this is one collections of all teh urls presented in one place.. also look at www.zedz.com/redhat hth, A > > I will shortly have an adsl connection, and I > may decide to run the machine 24/7. Is there

Re: xfs..

Yes I run xfs are rootam I not supposed to... I have no idea how xfs runs when it runs from the init.d...all those params...etc..anyone care to explain?? Thx, A > On Wed, Dec 08, 1999 at 03:39:13PM -0500, Arni Raghu wrote: > > This is what I get when I do /etc/rc.d/init.d/x

Re: xfs..

t; What do you get when you run umask in /tmp? drwxrwxrwt 14 root root 3072 Dec 8 15:34 tmp > > Is this machine stand-alone or networked? networked and working great.. > > On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Arni Raghu wrote: > > > This is what I get when I do /etc/rc.d/init.d/xf

Re: xfs..

between the two..??? A > > Any useful messages in /var/log/messages from xfs? > > How about trying to run an strace on xfs from the command line? > > --Matt > > -- > Matt Galgoci > Job title: export title=`dd if=/dev/random bs=24 count=1` > echo $title &

Re: xfs..

hi, I tried all three:: 1. hostname resolves perfectly.. 2. have ample space in all my partitions 3. Yes /tmp is writeable... what else could be the problem??? Thx, Arni > > Does your hostname resolve to an ip address? If this is a standalone > machine, make sure that the hostn

xfs..

Hi, My xfs server does not start on startup...just hangs...I have toCtrl-d..any tips on how I can get it running??? It used to work..but recently it stopped working..I desp need it from dome TT font rendering..I never changed anything I swear.. Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL

Re: 4096 File Limit?

See /usr/src/linux/Documentation/proc.txt also some entries are sprinkled (like the net) in other dirs..grep the files in that dir for more info,, hth, A - Original Message - From: Iain Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Trevor Astrope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROT

Re: kill a modem

Hmmm.. try lsof | grep ttyS0 and see who has the tty in lock...it should be pppd only...Is the lock file present..?? A > >> su >> and then >> rm /var/lock/lck..ttyS0 >> >> If the lock persists look for pppd in ps aux and kill it... >> If the lock still persists use lso

Re: kill a modem

su and then rm /var/lock/lck..ttyS0 If the lock persists look for pppd in ps aux and kill it... If the lock still persists use lsof to see who is using the file and kill that process.. hth., Arni - Original Message - From: Ayman Haidar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Redhat List &

Re: IPV4 forwarding

Hi, vi /etc/sysconfig/network and change:: FORWARD_IPV4=no to yes May not be the best way but it works... hth, Arni - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 2:53 PM Subject: IPV4 forwarding > > Wh

Re: cursor acts wierd..

As much as I hated doing this I did a reboot..after ages!!! and the problem went away... what is this problem and why does it occur..?? Thx, Arni - Original Message - From: Todd A. Jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 4:37 PM

rpm spec file..

Hi, Given an rpm file..How can I view it's spec file..??? Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: Samba/win 98 problem

Did u run thro the list of tests in the diagnostics.txt file..??? Arni - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 6:18 AM Subject: Samba/win 98 problem > I'm having problems connecting a Win 98 box to

Re: cursor acts wierd..

.. Notably I see teh same behavior happening on the windows m/cfunny?? A - Original Message - From: Todd A. Jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 6:08 AM Subject: Re: cursor acts wierd.. > On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Arni Raghu wrote: &

cursor acts wierd..

character...like for ex if I keep the backspace/left arrow key continously pressed the cursor crawls to the beginning of the line!! I find this irritating as I do a lot of code editing...any reason why this is happening and that too all of a sudden..??? Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL

Re: radius/portmaster 3 uhhg!

download the cistron radiusd from freshmeat... - Original Message - From: Jim Bija <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 10:05 PM Subject: radius/portmaster 3 uhhg! > > So im looking to install radius on one of my lrh 6.1 servers. For one i am >

Re: file locks..

YesI tried compiling the code but the makefile failed due to some vague reason...once the compile stopped i lost enthu to look at the source...I was hoping I could cut this short by asking on teh mailing list...:) I will look at teh source again.. Thx, Arni - Original Message

Re: file locks..

the passwd salt/hash for the useradd... > > "Yoink!" wrote: > > > > On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Arni Raghu wrote: > > > Tired of adding/deleting users manually..I am writing my own perl scripts to > > > automate the tasks for me...this I do by directly writi

Re: Starting Apache the first time and testing

Setup ur dns correctlyatleast update ur /etc/hosts hth, A On Tue, 30 Nov 1999, Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi all guys, > > Thanks for your advice. > > Now I have Apache web server running confirmed by /var/log/messages but > fail to test it. > > The "index.html" file of the webpage for testi

file locks..

group but thought it is more appropriate here..Pls forgive if this is considered OT here.. Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: startx failing

Hi, I have the same problem... Here is a temporary fixthis works for me at least... Comment this line in the file XF86Config..and run startx.. FontPath "unix/:-1"as # FontPath "unix/:-1" hth, Arni > I tried that and no change. Again this is the failure m

Re: virtual hosting with 1 IP?

Look at teh virtuald howto.. A - Original Message - From: sixx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 12:10 AM Subject: virtual hosting with 1 IP? > Hi there, > > i was wondering if it is possible to do virtual web/mail/ftp hosting on a > single IP >

rpm or me ??

Hi, The following dialog ws produced after I was tinkering with rpm since kdevelop was not working as expected [root@arni arni]# rpm -e kdevelop-1.0beta4.1-1.i386.rpm error: package kdevelop-1.0beta4.1-1.i386.rpm is not installed [root@arni arni]# rpm -i kdevelop-1.0beta4.1-1.i386.rpm error

Re: RADIUS w/RH 6.x

Get the Cistron server..it compiles clean and is widely used... look at freshmeat for the download location.. A - Original Message - From: jt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 9:47 PM Subject: RADIUS w/RH 6.x > I'm trying to build another ser

Re: xfs travails..

> On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Arni Raghu wrote: > > > I have ppp link.so the dns server cannot be contacted..!! > > Uh yes it can... How!!..when the machine is booting up the ppp link is not up!! > > > I blanked out all the lines in the /etc/resolv.cof and then reboot

Re: zip drives

http://njtcom.com/dansie/zip-drive.html hth., Arni - Original Message - From: John Vincent M. Catral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 9:14 PM Subject: zip drives > > Hi! does anyone have information on installing and g

Re: zip drives

http://njtcom.com/dansie/zip-drive.html hth., Arni - Original Message - From: John Vincent M. Catral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 9:14 PM Subject: zip drives > > Hi! does anyone have information on installing and g

Re: zip drives

http://njtcom.com/dansie/zip-drive.html hth., Arni - Original Message - From: John Vincent M. Catral <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 9:14 PM Subject: zip drives > > Hi! does anyone have information on installing and g

device busy..???

Mouse 13: 1 XT-PIC fpu 14: 8519 XT-PIC ide0 15: 32 XT-PIC ide1 NMI: 0 ERR: 0 Thx for any help.. Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: xfs travails..

I have ppp link.so the dns server cannot be contacted..!! I blanked out all the lines in the /etc/resolv.cof and then rebooted..no luck...any ideas.?? Thx., Arni - Original Message - From: Yoink! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1

xfs travails..

..??? any help in understanding the above situation is appreciated. Thx, Arni -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.